Flowers in the Dirt is the tenth release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. The multi-disc edition of the 1989 album will be released on March 24.
Flowers in the Dirt was the eighth solo album from McCartney and was seen as a return to quality after a number of less than stellar releases. Four of the tracks on the album were co-written with Elvis Costello (listed under his real name, Declan MacManus) who also sang with Paul on the track You Want Her, Too. Also appearing on the album was David Gilmour on the track We Got Married.
The album went to number 1 on the U.K. Albums chart, 18 in Australia and 21 in the U.S.
The original 13-track album was remastered at Abbey Road Studios. Added for the deluxe edition are 18 tracks across two discs with demos for the album. Paul said “The demos are red hot off the skillet and that’s why we wanted to include them on this boxed set. What’s great about these songs is that they’ve just been written. So there’s nothing more hot off the skillet as I say. So that was the kind of great instant thing about them. I hadn’t listened to them in ages but when I did I knew we had to put them out. We made a little tape of them and sent them to Elvis, who loved them too. We said we should put out an EP or something and now the moment’s finally arrived.”
A DVD in the Deluxe Set includes ten music videos, a three-part Creating Flowers in the Dirt and the Put It There documentary. Buyers will also be able to download thirteen original b-sides, remixes and single edits and three unheard cassette demos.
DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION (3 CDs, 1 DVD, Downloads)
Disc 1
My Brave Face
Rough Ride
You Want Her Too
Distractions
We Got Married
Put It There
Figure Of Eight
This One
Don’t Be Careless Love
That Day Is Done
How Many People
Motor Of Love
Où Est Le Soleil?
Disc 2
The Lovers That Never Were (Original Demo)
Tommy’s Coming Home (Original Demo)
Twenty Fine Fingers (Original Demo)
So Like Candy (Original Demo)
You Want Her Too (Original Demo)
That Day Is Done (Original Demo)
Don’t Be Careless Love (Original Demo)
My Brave Face (Original Demo)
Playboy To A Man (Original Demo)
Disc 3
The Lovers That Never Were (1988 Demo)
Tommy’s Coming Home (1988 Demo)
Twenty Fine Fingers (1988 Demo)
So Like Candy (1988 Demo)
You Want Her Too (1988 Demo)
That Day Is Done (1988 Demo)
Don’t Be Careless Love (1988 Demo)
My Brave Face (1988 Demo)
Playboy To A Man (1988 Demo)
DVD
Music Videos
My Brave Face
My Brave Face (Version 2)
This One (Version 1)
This One (Version 2)
Figure Of Eight
Party Party
Où Est Le Soleil?
Put It There
Distractions
We Got Married
Creating Flowers in the Dirt
Paul And Elvis
Buds In The Studio
The Making Of ‘This One’ (The Dean Chamberlain One)
Put It There Documentary
Downloads
Original B-sides, remixes and single edits
Back On My Feet
Flying To My Home
The First Stone
Good Sign
This One (Club Lovejoys Mix)
Figure Of Eight (12″ Bob Clearmountain Mix)
Loveliest Thing
Où Est Le Soleil? (12″ Mix)
Où Est Le Soleil? (Tub Dub Mix)
Où Est Le Soleil? (7″ Mix)
Où Est Le Soleil? (Instrumental)
Party Party (Original Mix)
Party Party (Club Mix)
Cassette demos
I Don’t Want To Confess
Shallow Grave
Mistress And Maid
SPECIAL EDITION (2 CDs)
Disc 1
My Brave Face
Rough Ride
You Want Her Too
Distractions
We Got Married
Put It There
Figure Of Eight
This One
Don’t Be Careless Love
That Day Is Done
How Many People
Motor Of Love
Où Est Le Soleil?
Disc 2
The Lovers That Never Were (Original Demo)
Tommy’s Coming Home (Original Demo)
Twenty Fine Fingers (Original Demo)
So Like Candy (Original Demo)
You Want Her Too (Original Demo)
That Day Is Done (Original Demo)
Don’t Be Careless Love (Original Demo)
My Brave Face (Original Demo)
Playboy To A Man (Original Demo)
VINYL (2 LPs)
LP 1
My Brave Face
Rough Ride
You Want Her Too
Distractions
We Got Married
Put It There
Figure Of Eight
This One
Don’t Be Careless Love
That Day Is Done
How Many People
Motor Of Love
LP 2
The Lovers That Never Were (Original Demo)
Tommy’s Coming Home (Original Demo)
Twenty Fine Fingers (Original Demo)
So Like Candy (Original Demo)
You Want Her Too (Original Demo)
That Day Is Done (Original Demo)
Don’t Be Careless Love (Original Demo)
My Brave Face (Original Demo)
Playboy To A Man (Original Demo)
Only on the included download:
Où Est Le Soleil?
